Join in welcoming one of Chicago Market's Owners, David McKirnan #1542, a retired behavioral researcher and college professor with a keen interest in helping Chicago Market grow and prosper.

We're glad to have Sam Wold (although maybe not his furry friend) as yet another Owner of Chicago Market, #1558!

Owners have questions. We've got answers!

Owners ask some pretty insightful and inspiring stuff and we covered some of them in this blog post recently: What the Owner Loan Campaign is Teaching Me About Chicago Market Owners. 

But the questions keep coming, so here are a few more in this roundup of Top Questions, mostly about details and loan mechanics, so here goes:

Have you noticed something special is happening with Chicago Market? Perhaps you read an email or you’ve seen postings on social media about our Owner Loan Campaign? It would be perfectly reasonable for you to be aware of our capital campaign and still wonder what it is and why bother doing it?

As we work to raise $1.8 million from Owners during our Owner Loan Campaign, I have been talking with a lot of them at our Happy Hours and coffee shop events, and I’ve learned something about them from their questions.

Chicago Market is thrilled to thank two more Owners who have made Owner Loans!

Check it out!

Ellie Poley and her wife, Brittany Alsot, Owner #943, distilled their motivation for making a loan in our Owner Loan Campaign (OLC) simply and compellingly. Thanks to both of them (and their cat)!

Please welcome Maureen, Sean, Brenna and Conor to Chicago Market, Owner #1535! 

Chicago Market Owner Katie Lopes, #917, is pretty connected to where her food comes from so we’re bringing you her story of a recent farm visit. Our vision is a store that helps shoppers stay connected to their food and farmers.

With her sweet pooch, Blue, in tow, one of Chicago Market's newest Owners, Bridget Janso #1508, has a list of things she'd like to see come to life once our Co-op opens. But first...here's a little about her and her brood.